Waste-can structure



W. J. FRISBIE WASTE CAN STRUCTURE April 13 WZQQ.

Filed Jan. 51 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Gama/1W '(l/dlzam J. 7725626 W W M7 wa WASTE CAN STRUCTURE Filed Jan. 51 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 13, 1926.

- UNITED STATES PATENT, oFricE- WILLIAM J. FRIS'BIE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T JUS 'lB/ITE MFG. COMPANY,

' OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 018 ILLINOIS.

WASTE-CAN srnoo'ruan.

Application filed. January 31, 1925. Serial No. 5,994.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. Fnisnin, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inlVaste-Can Structures, of which the following is a full, clear concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,- forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to Waste can structures of the type in which a can or bucket is removably supported on a stand which supports a cover for the can, together with foot operable means for raising the cover.

The object of my invention is to provide improved and simplified construction and operation of the cover controlling 1nechanism, and simplified and improved means for locking the cover against opening except through the operation of the cover controling mechanism. T

On the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevational view with the can and supporting structure frame work in vertical diametral section; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

- Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view;

Fig. 41 is an enlarged sectional view on line 1 of Fig. 2; and I :Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view showing the connection of the cover with the support and operating mechanism,

The can or bucket shown is of the usual construction, having the cylindrical body and the bail 11 pivoted thereto.

The supporting structure or stand oomprises a base ring 12 bent from a length of fiat metal bar. Secured to and extending vertically from the base ring is the standard 13 which may be a length of channel bar. Between this standard and the base ring 12 is interposed a back plate 1 1 for r strengthening the connection of the standard with the base ring andaifording also a guide wall for guiding the can into place on the stand. The lower end 13 of the standard,

forms the rear leg of the stand. The front legs 15 are formed from lengths of metal bars secured at one end to the base ring and then looped to form the legs '15, the inner ends of the bars being bent horizontally to the base ring to formseating or supporting ledges 15f for the} can. Adiametral bar 16 secured to the base ring 12 is on a level with the ledges at 15 and assists'the ledges in supporting the can with its lower end within the'base ring 12. c

Secured at the upper end of the standard 18 and at the inner side thereof, is the hinge plate 17 which deflects rearwardly across the top of the standard to form a shelf 18 and then deflects. upwardly'and is bent to form the hinge sleeve 19., The companion hinge member 20 is secured to the flange of the can cover 21, as clearly shown inFigs. 3 and 5. The member 20 is in the form of a metal bar bent to form the sides 22and 22 which receive the ends of the hinge pin 23'extending through the hinge sleeve 19, and is bent in-' termediate said sides to form a pivot loop 24: behind the hinge connection for receiving the upperend of the cover operating mecha nism. When the can is mounted on the stand the cover willrest on the upper edge thereof, and when the can is removed the cover will be held in horizontal position by the engagement of its lower edgeonthe shelf 18 formed by the hinge plate 17. V

The actuator or controlling member for the cover is of L-shape andcomprises the vertical part 25 and the'horizontal part26f. The member may be readily formedfrom a single length of metal bar bentor folded as indicated at. 27 to bring the two parts 25 and 26 to right angles with eachother and into common plane. The upper end of the vertical part 25 extendsinto the loop 24 of the cover supporting hinge mechanism and receives the pivot pin 28 so that downward pull on this part 25 will cause upward" swing of the can cover to open position.

, The horizontal part 26 of the actuator extends through the. slot 29' formed in the standard 13 and continues diametrally across the base ring 12 below the diametral bar 16. At its outer end in front of the base ring, the part 26 has secured thereto a foot plate 30. Secured to and depending from the base bar 16 is a fitting 31 forming a vertical slot 32 for receiving and guiding the forward end of the part 26, the rear end of this part being guided in the slot 29. A spring 33 extending between the bar 16 and the actuator part 26 tends to hold the actuator in forward position with the horizon-- tal part 26 up against thebar 1.6, as shownin full lines (Fig. 1),. q

The vertical part 25 of the actuator is cut away at its front edge to leave a latch tooth 34:, and to the standard 18 is secured the latch plate 35 which, in the normal position of the actuator, is below the latch tooth, to thus prevent downward movement of the actuator or raising of the can cover until the actuator has been swung rearwardly to clear the latch tooth from the latch. Such swing of the actuator is accomplished when pressure is applied on the foot plate 30, the actuator then swinging against the force of the spring 33 rearwardly to carry the latch tooth 34 behind the plate 35, so that downward movement of the actuator and consequently opening of the cover, will be possible. In front of the fitting 32, I insert an abutment pin 36 in the actuator part 26, which abutment pin will engage with the fitting to stop further swing of the actuator as soon as the latch tooth 34 has been brought clear of the latch plate 35. Further pressure on the foot or treadle plate 30 will then result in bodily downward movement of the actuator and raising of the cover, the abutment pin 36, during such bodily movement of the actuator, engaging with the front edge of the guide fitting 32. hen the cover is raised the can will be open to receive material, or the can can be bodily removed from the stand to be emptied orfor other purposes. When the can is again mounted on the stand the actuator is released and then the weight of the cover plus the pull of the spring 33 will raise the actuator to its normal position, the latch tooth 38 gliding past the latch plate during such upward movement of the actuator and as soon as the tooth is above the plate the actuator will be swung forwardly into normal position, and the cover will again be locked against direct opening.

I thus produce a simple, practical and efficient structure which, with a single actuator member, accomplishes what in prior structures required several levers, links or other operative parts.

I claim as follows 1. A stand for cans comprising a supporting frame, a cover structure supported at the top of said frame, an actuator structure having connection at its upper end with said cover structure and extending below the base of said frame into position to be foot actuated at the front of the frame, the con nection between said actuator structure and cover structure tending to raise said cover structure when said actuator structure is bodily depressed, locking means for normally preventing raising said cover structureindependently of said actuator structure, and means controlled by lateral movement of said actuator structure for releasing said cover structure for independent movement.

2. A stand for cans con'iprising a supporting frame, a can cover structure hinged at the upper end of said frame and normally supported above the base thereof, an L- shaped actuator member, said actuator member comprising a vertical part connected at its upper end with the cover structure and a horizontal part extending across and be low the base of said frame into position to be foot operated at the front of the frame, the connection of said actuator with said cover structure tending to swing said cover structure upwardly when said actuator is depressed, a latch member on said frame normally in the path of said actuator for locking said actuator and consequently locking said cover against upward swing, and means permitting rearward swing and then bodily downward movement of said actuator, the rearward movement of the actuator clearing it from said latch member and the bodily downward movement causing upward swing of said cover structure.

3. A stand for cans comprising a supporting frame, a can cover hinged to the upper end of said frame and extending over the base thereof, a vertical member connected at its upper end with said cover outside of the hinge pivot line, whereby downward movement of said member will tend to raise the cover, latch mechanism normally preventing downward movement of said vertical member and a treadle member connected with said vertical member and adapted to be operated to first release the latch mechanism and then to draw said vertical member downwardly to cause raising of said cover.

4. A stand for cans comprising a supporting frame, a can cover hinged to the upper edge of said frame in position over the base of said frame, an L-shaped actuator having its vertical member pivoted to the cover structure outside of the hinge connection and having its horizontal part extending across below the base of the frame into position to be foot actuated at the front of the frame, latch mechanism normally locking said actuator against downward movement and thereby preventing direct opening movement of the cover, and means controlled upon depression of the front end of said actuator for first swinging said actuator to release the latch mechanism and then to bodily shift said actuator member downwardly to effect opening swing of the cover. 5. A receptacle stand comprising a supporting frame, a receptacle cover hingeconnected to the upper end of said frame and overhanging the base of the frame, an actuator bar pivoted at'its upper end to the cover outside of the hinge connection thereof whereby downward pull on said bar will tend to raise the cover, a treadle member rigidly connected to the lower end of said Lil bar and extending across the bottom of said frame into position to be actuated at the front of the frame, latch mechanism normally locking said bar and cover against relative movement, and means operable upon depression of said treadle member to first release the latch mechanism and then to draw said bar downwardly to effect upward swing of the cover.

6. A receptacle stand comprising a supporting frame, a cover hinge-connected to the upper end of said frame to extend over the frame base, an L-shaped actuator, said actuator being pivoted at its upper end to the cover outside of the cover hinge connection with said frame whereby downward movement of the actuator will cause upward swing of the cover, latch mechanism for preventing relative movement between said actuator and cover, means tending to normally swing said actuator forwardly, said latch mechanism being effective during such normal position of the actuator, initial pressure on said-actuator causing swing thereof to release the latching mechanism, and means whereby further depression of said actuator will cause bodily downward 1110"6 ment thereof and raising of said cover.

7. A receptacle stand comprising a supporting frame, a cover hinged to the top of said frame to overhang the frame base, an L-shaped actuator having its vertical member connected to the cover structure and having its horizontal member extended across below the base into position to be foot actuated, downward movement of said actuator tending to raise said. cover, means normally holding said actuator and frame in latching engagement to prevent relative movement between said actuator and cover, means effective during initial pressure on said actuator for releasing said latching engagement, and means adapted upon further depression of said actuator to cause bodily downward movement thereof and raising of said cover.

8. A receptacle stand comprising a supporting frame, a receptacle cover hinged to the upper end of said frame to overhang the frame base, a foot operable actuator member pivoted at its upper end to said cover,

vertical movement of said actuator causing raising of said cover, latch mechanism normally preventing such vertical movement of the actuator, means permitting an initial swing of said actuator on its pivot to release the latching mechanism, and means for then effecting vertical movement of the actuator and raising of said cover.

9. A receptacle stand comprising a sup- 8 porting frame, a cover supported at the upper end of said frame and normally overhanging the base frame in closed position, an actuator connected with the cover to cause opening movement thereof when the actuator is moved downwardly, a pedal rigidly connected to and extending from said actuator member, latch mechanism between said actuator member and frame for preventing relative movement between said actuator and cover, means normally holding said actuator in latching engagement, means operable upon pressure on said pedal for causing first unlatching movement of said actuator member and then downward movement thereof to shift said cover to open position.

-10. A receptacle stand comprising a supporting frame, a receptacle cover hinged to the upper part of said frame to normally overhang the frame base in receptacle closing position, an L-shaped actuator pivoted at the upper end of itsvertical part to the cover and having its horizontal part extending across and below the frame base into position to be foot actuated, downward movement of said actuator tending to raise the cover, a spring tending to swing and hold said actuator normally in forward position, latch mechanism operative during such forward position to prevent relative movement between said actuator and cover, an abutment on said actuator, and a vertical guide member for said abutment, said abutment being normally displaced from said guide member to permit a corresponding initial backward swing of said actuator upon depression thereof to effect unlatching of the actuator, said abutment when enga ing with said guide member permitting onIy bodily downward movement of said actuator during which movement said cover is swung to open position.

y 11. A receptacle structure comprising a stand, a receptacle removably supported thereon, a cover for the receptacle normally supported in closing position, an actuating member connected with said cover and adapted for lateral swing and vertical bodily movement, vertical movement of said actuator member causing opening of said cover, latch mechanism normally locking said actuator member and cover against relative movement, and pressure operated means for first swinging said actuator member to unlock the latch mechanism and for then causing bodily vertical movement thereof to open said cover. 7

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 28th day of January, 1925.

WILLIAM J. FRISBIE. 

